GoodWeave has developed an innovative approach to improve forced labor detection at all supply chain levels. This approach increases the efficiency and effectiveness of forced labor detection in social audits by using input, gathered from people with lived experience in their communities, to avoid interference from their employers, to determine what the actual risks of forced labor are in a given sector, locality, and even a production site or factory.

This best practice brief explains how to determine which indicators are the most critical while filtering out the less relevant ones to improve forced labor detection with risk-based audits that are both more effective and less time consuming. It provides practical guidance for companies and organizations to collect and assess relevant information about forced labor risk from workers. This approach can support companies seeking to improve due diligence on forced labor in their supply chains working with NGOs and civil society organizations, trade unions, and other stakeholders working to protect workers in high-risk sectors and regions.

Download the brief: Worker Informed Forced Labor Risk Assessment: Improving Detection (PDF)